Autobiography of James Silk Buckingham, Volume 2: Including his Voyages, Travels, Adventures, Speculations, Successes and Failures

James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) was a writer who travelled extensively and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. He first went to sea as a boy, and, aged only ten, spent a period as a prisoner-of-war in Spain. He was expelled from India in 1823...

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Main Author: Buckingham, James Silk (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1855
Series:Cambridge library collection. Travel and Exploration in Asia
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Summary:James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) was a writer who travelled extensively and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. He first went to sea as a boy, and, aged only ten, spent a period as a prisoner-of-war in Spain. He was expelled from India in 1823 for criticising the East India Company and the Bengal government. Back in London, he was a supporter of reform, and served as the first M.P. for the new constituency of Sheffield, from 1832 to 1837. He founded several journals, including The Athenaeum. On retiring from Parliament, he left for North America, where he spent nearly four years, and was highly critical of America's economic dependence on slavery. His autobiography was cut short by his death. Volume 2 covers his travels in the Middle East and India, where he met European travellers including Belzoni and Burckhardt
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Physical Description:1 online resource (442 pages)
ISBN:9781139105477
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781139105477

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